LCP Holdings operated a coal depot at Pensnett, at the end of a short branch from Brierley Hill, which could also handle general Speedlink traffics. The branch was served by Bescot's Target 62 but LCP had two former BR Class 02s to shunt the depot. Here "Peter", former BR Class 02, No. 02003, shunts loaded HTVs on 17th October 1983.

Shipbreakers of Queenborough acquired a number of former BR Class 03 and 04 shunters. Some were scrapped or resold and a few retained to shunt their premises at Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey. One was 03027, withdrawn from Colchester in January 1976, and photographed on 25th August 1983. It is now preserved at Peak Rail.

Withdrawn from Norwich in May 1976, 03037 was sold to the NCB and ended it's career at Oxcroft Disposal Point. When photographed on 1st September 1991 it was rarely used and was later sold for preservation at Peak Rail.

Newcastle station pilot was a famous Class 03 duty, worked by Gateshead's 03063 on 14th September 1983. The obligatory shunters truck was to ensure the correct operation of track circuits by the short wheelbase engine.

One of the last regular Class 03 duties was to trip HEAs of domestic coal betwwen Cavendish Sdgs and Birkemhead North CCD. Here 03073 arrives at Cavendish Sdgs on 13th February 1989 with the empties as the 9T29 1020 trip from Birkenhead North CCD.

With an interesting dockside backdrop, 03073 comes off the empties forming the 9T29 1020 trip from Birkenhead North CCD at Cavendish Sidings on 13th February 1989, from where the train loco, 37212, will work them forward to Washwood Heath.

Here 03073 has collected the loaded HEAs which formed the 6F46 0755 Washwood Heath Up Sdgs-Cavendish Sdgs service on on 13th February 1989, and is crossing Duke Street enroute as the 9T29 1225 Cavendish Sdgs-Birkenhead North CCD.

Much of 03073's journey with the 9T29 1225 Cavendish Sdgs-Birkenhead North CCD trip on 13th February 1989 followed alongside Beaufort Road, Birkenhead at walking pace, allowing lots of photo opportunities such as passing the entrance to Bidston Dry Dock.

Allocated to Gateshead, 03079 was outstabled at Berwick on Tweed as the local shunt pilot and was photographed in the late evening sun on 16th August 1982.

Withdrawn from Bath Road in May 1981, 03121 was photographed stored at Swindon Works on 24th June 1985. Sadly it met it's end there just three months later.

Not technically covered by this heading but similar enough to be included is departmental shunter 97653 (formerly PWM653), seen here on overhaul and Swindon Works on 18th March 1983. It is now preserved at the former Army base at Long Marston.

Another Class 03 used at Queenborough was the former D2070, a Thornaby engine when withdrawn in November 1971. The site was linked to the Sheerness branch by a short tramway which can be seen in the background of this 25th August 1983 view.